SOLUTION: how do i solve for the following? (negative 2 plus the square root of negative 4) squared

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Question 468835: how do i solve for the following? (negative 2 plus the square root of negative 4) squared
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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your expression is:
-2 + square root ((-4)^2)
it looks like this:
-2+%2B+sqrt%28%28-4%29%5E2%29
you will get -2 + 4 = 2.
first you square the (-4) to get 16.
then you take the square root of 16 to get 4.
then you add -2 and + 4 to get 2.